Self‐assessment or self deception? A lack of association between nursing students’ self‐assessment and performance

AIM: The aim of this study was to examine senior year nursing students' ability to self-assess their performance when responding to simulated emergency situations. BACKGROUND: Self-assessment is viewed as a critical skill in nursing and other health professional programmes. However, while students may spend considerable time completing self-assessments, there is little evidence that they actually acquire the skills to do so effectively. By …